ABC Poetry ContestFor this contest you are challenged to write a ABC poem. ABC poetry has five lines and often is used to express feelings. See the announcement for an example. This poetry contest has a cash prize.
Deadline: Today!

Writing Prompt ContestPassionate Love in Black and WhiteWrite a passionate love poem, any style, any length. Try to make us feel the heat and passion of your lovers without being vulgar or blatant. It has to be clean enough so you don’t need to put any warnings on your poem.
Deadline: Today!

Poet or Author AcrosticAn Acrostic using a poet/author name
Minimum seven letters
Any writer from 1343 on
Whole acrostic and each letter can be one sentence or a combination of multiple sentences and phrases
Be creative

Deadline: In 2 Days

Writing Prompt ContestDisco Inferno PoemFor all of you disco fans… Write a poem of any form or style in appreciation of the disco era. Burn baby, burn!
Deadline: In 2 Days

Writing Prompt ContestWrite A Modern FableWrite a short fable-like story where the last sentence starts with: “And the moral of the story is”. This can be on any subject, true or fictional, and can be in any voice, as long as the moral is stated in the last line. A new twist on an old fable is also allowed. Be creative and have fun! Maximum word count: 300
Deadline: In 2 Days

Writing Prompt Contesthaiku suite – the cityWriting Prompt
Please write THREE separate city haiku, each consisting of seventeen syllables or less, and each written in three lines. That’s a total of NINE lines, split into three haiku.

1) written in present tense
2) title must read, ‘haiku suite (1st line of the FIRST haiku)’
3) only TWO words in EACH haiku may start with the same letter (‘as/and/the’ don’t count) (you may use for example two words with the same letter and two other words with the same letter)
4) no punctuation except for proper nouns or hyphenated words
5) two lines of inter-connected and grammatically flowing imagery (written as ONE sentence over two lines), plus a satori line (‘ah-ha’ moment). Satori may be 1st or 3rd line
6) Personification is welcome but not necessary
7) each haiku must be in ‘short/long/short’ format, with the middle line having more syllables than each of the other two – ‘5-7-5, 4-6-4, 3-5-4’ as examples. Each haiku may have a different syllable count
8) NO artwork or sound effects allowed
9) NO ‘author notes’ allowed
10) NO ‘gerunds’ (‘ing’-ending words) allowed
11) NO end line rhymes
Deadline: In 2 Days

Writing Prompt ContestDisguisedWrite a story where one of the characters is in a disguise.
Deadline: In 3 Days

Writing Prompt ContestDialogue Only PromptWrite a story using only dialogue. No narration, descriptions, or sentence tags. Maximum word count: 1,000
Deadline: In 3 Days

Embarrassing But TrueDescribe a time when you were embarrassed, (i.e. the butt of a joke, an honest mistake, etc…). This is non-fiction and prose only. Artwork okay, but not necessary. Keep it clean!
Deadline: In 4 Days

Romantic story Story about Romantic gesture main character show to their lover either to confess feeling, celebrate bithday or anniversary or to propose
Deadline: In 4 Days

Reviewing ContestEvery month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: In 5 Days

Lune Poetry ContestA Lune poem is a short and fun poetry form with only three lines. View the contest announcement for an example. This poetry contest has a cash prize.
Deadline: In 6 Days

Quatern poetryQuatern poetry has four stanzas. Each line must have eight syllables only. The first line is repeated in the second line second stanza, third line third stanza, fourth line fourth stanza.
Deadline: Sep 5th

Blank Verse Poetry ContestWrite a blank verse poem for this contest. A blank verse poem is written without rhymes. It does have a set metrical pattern. See the details in the announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Sep 9th

“A” through “Z”An ABC poem with each line starting with “A” and ending with “Z”, 26 line in all, with a one sentence structure; (1 continuous piece) each line having a maximum of 4 syllables. On line 27 after the poem show “word count”
Deadline: Sep 11th

Bow your headsWrite a story of any type. The only requirement is at some point someone must say: “And now bow your heads.” You may continue the sentence if you prefer. But the sentence must start with those five words. Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: Sep 16th

SHAPE POETRYWriters are challenged to write a poem that takes on the shape of its subject.
See announcement for information and examples.
Deadline: Sep 18th

GhostWrite a story based on the image pictured in this announcement. What is happening here? The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize.
Deadline: Sep 23rd

What’s Your StoryA memoir gives us the ability to write about our life. But you can write about life with the option to create and fabricate and to make sense of a life, or part of that life. Write a piece of your life! The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize.
Deadline: Sep 28th

Romantic story This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
Deadline: Oct 2nd

Write About ThisWrite a story based on the image pictured in this announcement. What is happening here? Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: Oct 2nd

5-7-5 Poetry ContestFor this contest you are to write a short poem. It should only have three lines. But the structure is that of a Haiku. The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. The third line has 5 syllables again. Write about anything. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Oct 8th

Tanka Poetry ContestFor this contest you are challenged to write a Tanka poem. Tanka is a form of poetry with a specific syllable count. See the announcement for an example. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Oct 14th

Antonym Poetry Contest Write a four line poem. The first line is only one word. Second and third line can be formatted as you wish. The last line is the antonym (opposite meaning) of the word on the first line. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Oct 20th

Flash Fiction Writing ContestIn this flash fiction contest we are challenging writers to write a flash fiction piece that is between 500 and 800 words on the topic provided. The topic is “fear” This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner.
Deadline: Oct 27th

Oh Mummy You Didn’t – 3This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
Deadline: Oct 31st

SoulmateThis is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
Deadline: Oct 31st

Horror Story Writing ContestPut your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize.
Deadline: Nov 3rd

Acrostic Poetry ContestWrite an acrostic poem. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. This poetry contest has a cash prize.
Deadline: Nov 23rd

Faith Poetry ContestThe theme for this poetry contest is “faith”. We are looking for poems that in some way pertain to this theme. It doesn’t matter if it’s spiritual, political, intellectual or emotional as long as faith is clearly represented. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Nov 29th

Palindrome PoetryA palindrome is a word (or sentence) that reads the same backwards as forward. So “Madam” is a palindrome.For a palindrome poem you incorporate it into your poem but do so with the sentences. See an example in the announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Dec 6th

Acrostic Newbie PoetryWrite an acrostic poem for this contest for new members to the site. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. This poetry contest has a cash prize.
Deadline: Dec 13th

Share A Story In A PoemIn this contest you are challenged to write a poem that tells a story and also rhymes. We’ve included examples of this type of poetry storytelling in the announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Dec 20th

Haiku Poetry ContestFor this contest you are challenged to write a Haiku poem. Haiku is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Can you paint a mental image using only three lines?ui This poetry contest has a cash prize.
Deadline: Dec 23rd